The British taxed the colonists to get more money to pay off their war debt.
Explanation:
They added this tax to the colonists and required them to pay a tax on all federal papers(such as marriage certificates, newspapers, etc) in a way to get more money to pay off their debt from previous battles.
The Sherman Anti- Trust act originally designed to reinforce the American ideals of "free trade", The Sherman Anti-Trust Act sought to bust up monopolies.
